Review of a determination by IPSA to refuse an expense claim to Stephen Pound MP

The Compliance Officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has today published his review of a determination by IPSA to refuse an expense claim submitted by Stephen Pound, MP for Ealing North.

A full copy of the review can be found on the 'Completed Reviews' page here (within the 2016-17 folder), or via this link.

Notes to Editors

The Compliance Officer for IPSA is an independent office holder, established as a separate public authority from IPSA under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, as amended by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.

The Compliance Officers powers to conduct a review of IPSA’s determination to refuse an expense claim by an MP in whole or in part derive from Section 6A of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (as amended by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010). Guidance on the Review procedures are contained within the Procedures for Investigations of the Compliance Officer for IPSA (Third Edition), which can be found on the Compliance Officer’s website: http://www.parliamentarycompliance.org.uk.